Sunset Harbor Bar and Grill

New owners, new menu, great food! If you haven’t stopped by lately, you need to check it out! My personsal favorites are the reuben sandwich (one of the best on the lake), the wings and the crab dip! Yummy! ;) Sunset also offers a great fish dinner and a fantastic menu for Mexican food on Tuesdays! Check them out for yourself! I doubt you will be disappointed!

What a terrible experience I had recently on July 5^th. O.K., it was a busy Saturday after the Holiday so maybe staff the place a little better. Bartendress was grouchy, grouchy, grouchy. We had to bus our own table, get our own drinks and ask for menus and then provide the order to Mrs. Grouchy. Tried to order a burger medium rare but forget that. I got a blank stare from Mrs. Grouchy. I asked to run a tab for the first round of drinks but was sternly rebuked with a «NO!» I hope the locals get better treatment for loyalty. I witnessed the next two parties get the same crappy treatment as me so I didn’t feel as bad. I put myself in Mrs. Grouchy’s shoes and would have relished the chance to work at a fast pace and get some great tips. I feel bad now that I even tipped at all.

We were in the area and needed to kill some time before we met up with the rest of our family/​party, and before the trip I had researched places to get a beer at and I figured this was perfect for its location and the fact that it was open at the time we needed it to be.
I wasn’t expecting anything spectacular, which worked in our favor, so keeping an open mind is the name of the game, especially during adventures. We strolled in on a Friday around 1:30−2pm so we were quickly greeted with stares from the locals, but we took a seat at the bar and the bartender happily handed us menus and took our drink orders. They had limited offerings on tap but just what we needed: Wisconsin beer.
The Friday special is all you can eat spaghetti, but we were more in the mood for burgers and sandwiches. I ordered a cheeseburger with pepper jack and my lady ordered a grilled cheese with bacon and tomato. Our bartender thanked us for the order, and then headed to the kitchen to make the two dishes which was pretty cool; completed the idea of a nice small-​town feel.
The building itself is dated, but that may be what adds to its charm. They also have pool and video slot machines (comes complete with an old man changing seats every five minutes) a nice patio/​dock area and plenty of televisions.
What I really liked is the fact that they have their own dock, so you can arrive by boat if you want to cross the lake for a cold one. I didn’t realize how close the bar was to our spot until I was out kayaking and saw their gazebo; I could have almost swum there. Of course I would have to be pretty desperate for a beer at that point, and then I would have some problems I would need to get help for…
But overall this place served the purpose and made for a nice, cozy place to relax and pass the time. If I find myself in the area again I’m certainly stopping by.